Westfalia Technologies Inc., a provider of logistics applications for manufacturers, warehouses and distribution centers, has launched the Savanna.NET Warehouse Execution System.
LLamasoft has partnered with Chainalytics to offer an application for providing freight market information to supply-chain designers, modelers and analysts.
For all its promise of lower cost and easier management of software applications, cloud technology has yet to be fully embraced by supply chain managers.
The emergence of Big Data poses significant challenges to retail supply chains. But it also offers the opportunity to gain new insights into customer demand. Annibal Sodero, assistant professor at the Walton College of Business University of Arkansas, explains.
Sears Holding Company needed to improve service to online shoppers, to stay competitive with both traditional and e-commerce rivals. Chief supply chain officer Bill Hutchinson and vice president Jeff Starecheski tell how it was done. A finalist in the SupplyChainBrain/CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award for 2014.